AUVSI says the FAA's proposed rules for operating sUAS over people and for safe and secure small UAS operations are too restrictive and do not consider the safety or societal benefits of the technology.
In comments submitted to the FAA, AUVSI also urges the agency to adopt rules for flying UAS at night and requiring the use of remote identification. “The FAA has taken a prescriptive approach to these two proposed regulations, which are overly conservative and too restrictive,” said Brian Wynne, president and CEO of AUVSI. “Existing data and emerging UAS capabilities and applications should instead guide rulemaking and help advance the commercial use of unmanned systems.” Parrot has launched ANAFI Thermal: a new drone capable of capturing both live and recorded 4K HD video and thermal imaging. The drone utilizes Parrot's ANAFI drone platform and equips it with a built-in 4K HDR camera with a 21-megapixel Sony sensor, as well as a FLIR radiometric thermal-imaging camera, complete with 160x120 resolution and a temperature range of 14°F to 752°F. ANAFI Thermal's gimbal can tilt vertically 90° upward or downward, giving professionals an unprecedented field of view. A
newly developed Rega drone can autonomously scan large search areas and is equipped with various sensors, such as a thermal camera. Over the last year and a half, Rega has been working on its own drone project, to be deployed on missions to search for missing, injured or ill persons. Further comprehensive test flights are planned before the drone system can be used in search operations, expected in 2020. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!
Airborne-Unmanned 04.23.19 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- AUVSI Submits Comments On FAA Rulemakings
- Parrot Unveils Thermal Imaging Drone: ANAFI Thermal
- New Rega Drone Flies And Searches Autonomously
- MetaVista Breaks World Record Of Multi Rotor UAV Flight Time
- Miracle Flights To Host Free Family Drone Festival
- Drone Workforce Solutions (DWS) Announces Launch Of Global Drone Pilot Portal
- Intelligent Energy Introduces 2.4kW Fuel Cell
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